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Trask Hatchery Stock-47 Winter Steelhead Program Annual Budget HATCHERY AND GENETIC MANAGEMENT PLAN (HGMP) Hatchery Program: Trask Hatchery Winter Steelhead Program Species or Hatchery Stock: Winter Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss Stock-47 Agency/Operator: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Watershed and Region: North Coast Watershed District, West Region Date Submitted: November 4, 2005 First Update Submitted: July 14, 2008 Second Update Submitted: October 22, 2014 Third Update Submitted: August 3, 2016 Date Last Updated: August 2, 2016 SECTION 1 GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 1.1) Name of hatchery or program. Trask Hatchery Winter Steelhead Program (stock-47). 1.2) Species and population (or stock) under propagation and ESA status. Winter steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss (stock-47). Naturally-produced winter steelhead in the Wilson River are part of the Oregon Coast Steelhead Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU), which was designated as a species of concern under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) on April 15th, 2004 (Federal Register Notice 2004). These fish are also a sensitive species under Oregon’s Sensitive Species Rule (OAR 635-100-0040). 1.3) Responsible organization and individuals. Lead Contact: Name (and title): Scott Patterson, Fish Propagation Program Manager Agency or Tribe: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Address: 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE, Salem, Oregon 97302 Telephone: 503/947-6218 FAX: 503/947-6202 Email: [email protected] Onsite Lead Contacts: Name (and title): Robert Bradley, District Fish Biologist Agency or Tribe: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Address: 4907 Third Street, Tillamook, Oregon 97141 Telephone: (503) 842-2741 FAX: (503) 842-8385 Email: [email protected] Name (and title): James Skaar, Trask River Hatchery Manager Agency or Tribe: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Address: 15020 Chance Road, Tillamook, Oregon 97141 Telephone: 503/842-4090 FAX: 503/842-2678 Email: [email protected] 1.4) Funding source, staffing level, and annual hatchery program operational costs. Trask Hatchery has a staff of 3.0 full-time employees. Funding for this program is currently a mix of several sources. The annual budget for the stock 47 winter steelhead program is presented in Table 1- 1. 1 Table 1-1. Trask Hatchery Stock-47 Winter Steelhead Program Annual Budget. Stock-47 Total Steelhead Percent of Steelhead Year Budget Budget Total Smolts 2005 $255,245 $35,734 14.0% 34,473 2006 $256,914 $54,466 21.2% 80,378 2007 $287,599 $46,016 16.0% 70,237 2015 (est) $370,421 $33,428 9.0% 40,000 Source: ODFW (2004) Note: 2003 was the first year of stock 47 winter steelhead program at Tuffy Creek (Trask Hatchery satellite facility) 1.5) Location(s) of hatchery and associated facilities. Trask Hatchery is located 8 miles east of Tillamook, adjacent to Trask River (ODFW waterbody code 0100130000) at about river mile (RM) 9.9. Elevation at the hatchery is 40 feet above sea level. Trask Hatchery has two satellite rearing ponds (East Fork Trask Pond and Tuffy Creek Pond). East Fork Trask Pond is located 17 miles east of Tillamook, adjacent to the East Fork of South Fork Trask River at RM 0.5. The South Fork Trask River is a tributary of the mainstem Trask River at about RM 19. Tuffy Creek pond is a cooperative project between ODFW, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Oregon Department of Forestry and is built on the site of a state correctional facility. It is located 30 miles northeast of Tillamook, adjacent to the South Fork Wilson River (ODFW waterbody code 0100125000) at about RM 1.5. The South Fork Wilson River is a tributary of the mainstem Wilson River (ODFW waterbody code 0100120000) at approximately RM 33. Rearing of stock-47 winter steelhead under this program currently occurs at the Tuffy Creek facility. Adult collection facilities: Adult broodstock collection is covered under the Cedar Creek Hatchery stocks 47 and 47W winter steelhead HGMP. Returning adults of winter steelhead (stock-47) are also collected at the Tuffy Creek trap (South Fork Wilson River), and strays are collected in the Trask River at the Trask Hatchery trap. Adult winter steelhead (stock-47) collected at traps on the Wilson and Trask rivers are typically recycled into the Wilson River, transported to standing waters to provide fishing opportunities, are donated to food programs, or are used in the stream enrichment program. However, if necessary, stock-47 winter steelhead adults may be retained for broodstock. Spawning, egg incubation, rearing facilities: Spawning, egg incubation, and rearing to fingerling size of winter steelhead (stock-47) occur at Cedar Creek Hatchery. These phases are addressed in the Cedar Creek Hatchery stocks 47 and 47W winter steelhead HGMP. The Tuffy Creek facility is equipped with an egg incubation building. Spawning, incubation, and early rearing could be accomplished on site if necessary. Fingerlings are transferred from Cedar Creek Hatchery to Trask River Hatchery facilities (Tuffy Creek) for final rearing and release at smolt size. Approximately 45,000 stock-47 juveniles are transferred to the rearing pond at the Tuffy Creek facility after being fin- 2 marked at Cedar Creek Hatchery for an eventual 40,000 smolts release in the Wilson River. 1.6) Type of program. Harvest Augmentation – To provide sport harvest opportunities by releasing artificially propagated steelhead smolts (IMST 2001). 1.7) Purpose (Goal) of program. The purpose of this program is to release winter steelhead smolts (stock-47) in the Wilson River basin with a goal to provide adult fish for freshwater harvest. Note: This program previously produced smolts for release in the Kilchis River. Beginning with the 2014 brood year (2015 releases), those releases are being discontinued. In addition, pending further evaluation and public input, this program may be altered or discontinued and the equivalent number of smolt production may be transitioned to the Trask Hatchery stock-121W winter steelhead hatchery program. 1.8) Justification for the program. The fishery in the Wilson river basin is managed conservatively to reduce impacts to the naturally-produced winter steelhead population. Retention of sport caught steelhead in the Wilson River is restricted to adipose fin-clipped hatchery fish. Therefore, this program is designed to support a recreational consumptive fishery in the Wilson River. The hatchery program produces full-term smolts for release into the Wilson River. Releases of winter steelhead into the Wilson basin are currently a mix of stock-47 and stock-121W Wilson River wild broodstock (see Trask Hatchery Stock 121W HGMP for details of that program), although future release may be transitioned to use more 121W stock. Returns of adult Trask Hatchery stock-47 winter steelhead peak earlier in the season than the stock-121W (wild broodstock) winter steelhead. This separation in run timing between the two stocks expands the period of recreational opportunity. This program releases yearling smolts to encourage rapid migration to the ocean. This strategy is intended to minimize residualism and ecological interactions with wild juvenile steelhead and other salmonids. Standard fish health inspections are done for both adult and juvenile steelhead in this program to minimize potential disease concerns. The hatchery-reared steelhead are mass marked (100% marked) for easy identification of hatchery fish throughout their life cycle. The basin where this program releases hatchery steelhead is managed for selective harvest of marked (hatchery) steelhead adults, and requires that all unmarked steelhead caught must be released unharmed. These rivers (above tidewater) are closed to Coho Salmon angling and all unmarked (wild) Coho Salmon caught must be released unharmed. A small number of unfed fry (up to approximately 2,000) are also released from STEP classroom incubator education programs using stock-47 winter steelhead from Cedar Creek Hatchery, which has been described in the Cedar Creek Hatchery Stocks 47 and 47W HGMP. Small numbers and release locations isolated from primary wild production areas are assumed to minimize impacts to any native species in the respective basins. 3 1.9 and 1.10) List of program “Performance Standards” and “Performance Indicators designated by “benefits” and “risks”. Indicator 1: Harvest Standard 1.1: Provide adult hatchery steelhead for harvest. (Benefit) Indicator: Number of hatchery winter steelhead (stock-47) caught, and number of angler days generated associated with this program. (Benefit) Indicator: Estimated number or rate of wild coho and steelhead caught and released. (Risk) Standard 1.2: All hatchery juvenile steelhead will be externally marked. (Benefit) Indicator: Mark rate by mark type for each release group. (Benefit) Indicator: Pre-release quality checks indicate a minimum 95% retention of identifiable marks. (Benefit) Indicator 2: Life History Characteristics Standard 2.1: Winter steelhead broodstock (stock-47) will be collected in a manner that approximates the distribution in timing, age, & size of hatchery fish returning to Cedar Creek Hatchery during the early portion of the run. (Benefit) (This standard and performance indicators are addressed in the Cedar Creek Hatchery 47 and 47W Stock HGMP). Standard 2.2: Releases of stock-47 winter steelhead smolts into the Wilson River will minimize impacts to naturally produced salmonids through control of hatchery releases to reduce spatial and temporal overlap with natural populations.. (Risk) Indicator: Number of stock-47 winter steelhead released. (Risk) Indicator: Dates of stock-47 winter steelhead releases. (Risk) Indicator: Location of stock-47 winter steelhead released. (Risk) Standard 2.3: All Trask Hatchery stock-47 winter steelhead smolts will be released into the Wilson River as yearlings. (Risk) Indicator: Beginning and ending dates of Trask Hatchery stock-47 winter steelhead smolt releases. (Risk) Indicator: Size and length frequency of Trask Hatchery stock-47 winter steelhead smolts released. (Risk) Standard 2.4: Trask Hatchery stock-47 winter steelhead in excess of production needs will be released during times and at locations that reduce impacts to naturally rearing steelhead and Coho Salmon.
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